Imperial after:hours – day and evening classes for Imperial students and staff

15 September 2025

Imperial after:hours is a programme of day and evening classes open to Imperial students and staff, and members of the public. Organised by the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, we have classes in various languages, ranging from Arabic, French and German. to BSL, Hindi and Spanish, as well as a huge range of arts and humanities courses.

Maybe you have always wanted to learn to play acoustic guitar or understand the meaning of art, or perhaps you want to make art yourself, on one our painting, printmaking and craft courses. We have day schools as well, including day trips this autumn to the medieval sites of Canterbury, Faversham and London, and day classes in topics including Christopher Wren’s architecture and art therapy.

No previous experience is needed for any course, there are no assessments or exams, and you’ll find our tutors are knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming.

Full details on all courses is available at www.imperial.ac.uk/afterhours. Classes are enrolling now.

Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!

4 September 2025

Become a Scientist Founder by Wilbe is live!

A free, open-access platform to help scientists and engineers move from research to enduring real-world impact with speed and precision.
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A guided path to explore entrepreneurship, lay foundations, or build a company in 10 days.
A private community + weekly office hourswith the Wilbe team.
Access to curated events, lab space, and the wider Wilbe ecosystem.

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Imperial Lates: open call for researchers

21 August 2025

Imperial Lates are a series of free, after hours, adults-only events. They provide Imperial researchers with a fantastic opportunity to engage with members of the public in an exciting, informal environment.

All submissions are welcome, from initial ideas to fully developed activities. The Imperial Lates programming team can help to develop an idea further, discuss opportunities to host a talk or take part in a panel discussion, or connect researchers with a creative practitioner to explore their ideas through an artistic workshop.

This season’s themes are:

October: Light

Join our researchers in welcoming the autumn and celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Light. Learn all about how light works, as well as it’s uses in health research and even in space!

November: Time

Explore the nature of time at November’s Imperial Lates. Deep dive into the very first second of the universe, catch up with the fastest object ever built, or dance inside a quantum clock.

January: Wellbeing

New year, new you! Start 2026 afresh by learning the scientific secrets to hacking your health and wellbeing from Imperial researchers in our January Lates.

Click here to find out more and to fill out the open call form

If you have any questions, please email lates@imperial.ac.uk

Space Policy and Law Course (15 – 17 Oct 2025)

29 July 2025

The London Institute of Space Policy and Law is pleased to announce the programme for the Space Policy and Law Course for 2025.

This interactive annual course will take place 15 – 17 October 2025, online, and explores space policy and law to inform professionals in the space sector about the policy and legal principles and the latest developments affecting space activities.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information including how to apply, please visit this webpage.

Call out: Students from underrepresented backgrounds – Do you feel like you belong here?

1 July 2025

Hi all,

My name is Mohamed, and I’m a Master’s student here at Imperial. I’m currently researching how those of us from underrepresented backgrounds (ethnic minorities and working-class individuals) navigate the world of academia, and how much we feel we belong to the institutions we inhabit.

I am interested in exploring the experiences of ‘home’ PhD students at Imperial.

If you feel like you would be interested in participating in this research and sharing your experiences, please fill out the MS form below so we can arrange an chat:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B3WJK4zudUWDC0-CZ8PTBzausvIQsJtHjbVzOyj00WtURTlPRzE2MVEzVUdYTFIzMFZYTko4S1RWNi4u

I would greatly appreciate your contributions.

Kind regards,

Mohamed Shadid (MSc Science Communication)

GTA Opportunity – Paid LaTeX development opportunity

12 June 2025

The Research Computing and Data Science team are in the process of commissioning and collating a series of exemplar programming projects known as ReCoDE. These projects are designed to demonstrate good programming practice in research to help other students learn by example and include extensive annotation to explain their function and the design choices made.

We generally welcome any submission, but we are looking to commission a particular submission in the form of a LaTeX template for an Imperial doctoral thesis. This template should match all of Imperial’s thesis requirements and should not be overly complicated, such that a relatively inexperienced LaTeX user would have the background to understand it. The basic skeleton of the thesis and the formatting required to meet Imperial’s requirements should be the focus, but other useful pieces of LaTeX may also be demonstrated. This template does not need extensive research content, but could include some if it helps to demonstrate the formatting tools used.

If you are interested in working on this exemplar, more information on contributing can be found here. Click on the “Pitch an exemplar here” button at the bottom of that page to submit a proposal. The next round of exemplars will be selected in the autumn, and we will review all proposals before reaching out to selected applicants to complete the exemplar over three months in the autumn term.

Authors of exemplar are paid as GTAs (or Casual Workers) for 45 hours of work at a rate of £35.78/hour, including holiday pay.

Opportunities for PhDs/Postdocs (Quant research roles)

15 April 2025

Options Group is hiring in for an important hedge fund client who manage >$10bn in aum. The client is looking to speak with entry level PhDs or Postdocs focusing on Machine Learning/AI, Math, Stats, Physics, Computer Science for various quant research roles based in London. Additionally, about the client’s search:

They are looking for exceptional generalists—either applied researchers or theorists with some coding experience. Historically, statisticians have been the most common hires, but last year they hired more pure math candidates than any other background. They’ve also brought on people with publications in machine learning journals and active GitHub profiles. Their hires include computer scientists, including those focused on theoretical CS. One of their Partners in London, for example, comes from a theoretical physics background..

Interested parties can contact Keith Macksoud (Options Group, Executive Director) immediately with a CV.

Join the 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group – Let’s Make a Difference Together!

4 March 2025

I’m excited to reach out to you as the newly appointed PhD student representative for the 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group at Imperial College London. As you may know, the 3Rs-Hub is dedicated to promoting the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) in animal research, and our mission is to create a collaborative environment where researchers like you can engage in discussions, share ideas, and work together to advance more ethical and efficient practices in animal research.

Whether your PhD involves animal work, or you are exploring alternative models and systems that can help reduce or replace animal testing, the 3Rs-Hub is a fantastic group for you to get involved in. We are building a community of like-minded students who are passionate about driving change, and we’d love for you to be part of this initiative.

Throughout the year, we will be hosting a range of informative events and networking opportunities aimed at fostering collaboration and furthering the application of the 3Rs principles in research. These events are not only an excellent chance to learn from experts but also a great way to socialize and connect with fellow researchers in the field.

If you are interested in joining the 3Rs-Hub community and contributing to this important work, please contact me at mm720@ic.ac.uk . We look forward to hearing from you and hope you’ll consider being part of this exciting initiative!

Thank you for your time, and I hope to see you at our upcoming events.

Best regards,

Michael Manolakakis
PhD Student Representative, 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group (https://3rshub.imperial.ac.uk/)
Imperial College London
mm720@ic.ac.uk

Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact

13 February 2025

Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact

Scholarly Communications Management team has created a new Viva Engage community channel, Measuring Visibility and Impact to share insights and updates and invite discussion and collaboration on the various tools that imperial subscribes to. Tips and guidance on responsible use of metrics will also be shared.

Imperial subscribes to a number of powerful tools (e.g. Altmetric for tracking mentions of research publications on social media and news and Overton for monitoring citations on policy documents), but many staff and students are either unaware of these sources or unsure how to use them effectively. Through the Measuring Visibility and Impact channel, we aim to bridge this gap by advertising the tools, sharing updates about them, interesting case studies and organising training sessions to equip you to work with them.

The research analytics products allow you to:

track academic and societal impact of research publications, not only journal articles but other types of outputs such as reports, theses or preprints,
move away from journal-based metrics and h-index,
better communicate research results and increase visibility,
help you prepare job applications, narrative CVs, grant applications and REF submissions,
understand the latest research trends and key research areas in different disciplines,
monitor research performance of research groups, departments, faculties or institutions.

The community channel will support Imperial’s commitment to the responsible use of metrics by promoting best practice, fostering awareness, and keeping you updated about initiatives and opportunities. The channel will serve the ultimate objective of building a healthy research culture at Imperial by helping us break out of the dysfunctional culture of publish-or-perish.

Please join the Measuring Visibility and Impact community channel on Viva Engage and share this message with your contacts who might be interested.